As Washington continued to ponder military options in the Middle East, including getting more active in Iraq, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, took to the national stage to weigh in on the matter. Rubio appeared on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News on Wednesday night and called for America to use air power to hinder ISIL’s supply routes in Iraq.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential prospects got a boost this week as a new poll shows him leading the pack of Republican presidential hopefuls in a key primary state. A Palmetto Poll released this week shows Bush rolling in South Carolina which traditionally holds its primary after Iowa and New Hampshire have their say.